St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-13
TAKEN TO GREENWOOD.
The Noted Cemetery Receives Henry
Ward Beecher's Remains.
The VIII of the Great Preacher Filed
for Probate.

from Plymouth church at $50 O'Clock this
morning and conveyed to Greenwood ceme-
terry, where they were deposited in the large
receiving vault, where they will remain un-
til the family select lot for final inter-
ment. All night long the church was
guarded by Plymouth Company G, and at
Z O'clock this morning the remains were
turned over to the Plymouth church
committee, who had charge of the
burial. A Gordon of 100 police in
charge of a, captain and their sergeants were
drawn up in front of the main entrance of
the church on Orange street. There were
very few people ON the street at the time,
and everything passed off quietly. Some
of the family went to church at o'clock.
The members of the committee and the
other gentlemen present took last look at
the face of the dead divine, and the lid of
the casllet was screwed down. The caSket
was lifted on the shoulders of six under
takers assistants and carried out of the
church and placed in the hearse. Rev. S.
B. Halliday walked in front of the casket
with uncovered head.
THE FLOWERS
which were placed on top of the casket
were allowed to remain There were twelve
carriages. Only the family and close per-
sOnal friends of the deceased went out to
the cemetery. The funeral cortege pro-
| ceeded from the church. to Greenwood GEM
etery by the shortest route. Along the
l! whole route to the cemetery the streets
were lined with people and many followed
the cortege to the cemetery. 1t was shortly
| after 10 when the hearse was seen coming
OH the main road to the receiving vault and
when the first carriage drew up in
front of the vault gates the
| crowd was so great that the
police had to force the people back to make
room for the mourners tn alight. Pastor
Halliday got out of the carriage and re-
ceived the casket. W hich the attendants bole
to the big box that was standing in the
porch. The casket was screwed up in the
boy and the pail of flowers was placed on
the top. Then hundreds of barred heads
withstood the biting blast while Pastor Hal
liday
OFFERED UP A PRAYER
for the departed s0Lf. He made very
touching appeal for the afflicted family,
who, he said, had been deprived OF its chief
member and brightest ornament.
1--WE pray for the one so dead to us and
whose form we leave here to-day" he said.
'"There is a light shining on this tomb even as
we lay his dust in it. 1t is the light of the
| passed away from US forever. We leave this
dust in the care of God, who has something
more precious, his soul, to keep. 1t
will be safe with Thee. to whom
we commend these afflicted souls
| who are left behind; let them have that
| tranquility and peace which Thou alone can
give, and abide with them in this. their hour
of trouble. Give Thy blessing to those dear
| hearts, remembering, as we do, that Thou
art with us, the father of us all, and when we
/ sing the new song may we be greeted with,
| We'll done, good and ia ithful servants.
| May the grace of God and the fellowship OF
the Holy Ghost be with you all; a1nen."
The large iron gates OF the vault were
opened, and the attendants, led by Pastor
Halliday, carried the body into the west
gallery of the vault. The flowers were
then removed and the casket placed in the
vault. The friends of the dead took a fare.
we'll look at the box and the doors were
closed. The doors of the main entrance tC
the vault were covered with evergreens
roses, smiax and lilies. After the cortege
had left the church hundreds of people
gathered round and many begged for some
of the flowers as mementoes.
THE WILL
of the late Henry Ward Beecher was flee
| for probate to-day. 1t is as follows:
| Ward Beecher, of the city Of Brooklyn, anc
state of New York, hereby revoldng all other
| and former wills by me heretofor re made d(
| make, publish and declare this to be my last
will and testament. hereby authorize ard
direct my executors, and such of them a.
shall qualify, to collect and receive thu
amount of my life insurance, to invest the
same and to pay the proceeds Of such invest
ment to my wife during her life, in equal
quarter yearly payments. 1 hereby give
bequeath and devise unto my executors o.
| such of them as shall qualify the net residu,
and remainder of my estate both real and per
sonal of every kind, in trust for the benefit o
my children. And / hereby direct that my
said executors distribute and apportion my
said estate among my said children in sucf
manner and form, and at such time or times
as shall in their judgement be for the bes
interests Of my said children, giving uEtt
my said executors full power to sell ant
mortgage such and so much Of my real ant
personal property as they shall deem best
and to invest or distribute the proceeds O.
| such sale Or sales as herein provided. 1t il
my will if any of my children should die be
fore the complete distribution of my estat,
as above provided, leaving issue them survv
ing, that such issue shall stand and take IL
the place and stead of their parents
per stripes, and not per capita. hereb,
nominate, constitute and appoint my sons
Henry B. Beecher, w. c. Beecher and Her
bert F. Beecher, all OF Brooklyn, N. Y, an,
my son-in-law, Rev. Samuel Scoville, of Nor
| Wich n Y, the executors and trustees O
this my will, and it is my will that no bon,
shall be required Of them or either Of them
HNERY WARD BEECHER.
July II, 1873.
The witnesses are A. S. Barnes and F. D
Blake, Of Brooklyn.
Shot AN Officer.